Trustees Annual Report 2023 Charity Dame.. Friends of the Anglican Church in Ethiopia and the Norn of Afric3 Registered charlty number: 1139834 Address.. 82, Lindon Dri¥È, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 OLN Trustees.. Trustee name Office lif any) Chair Dates acted If not for whole year Christopherjohn Haywood Darrell Dale Hannah Christina ()oroihy Foyle Bailey William Poole Treasurer Sally Mar88ret Lynch Minute5 Structure and rn3naBement: The charity 15 tonstituted as a trust with a trust deed of 15 December 2010 as the governin8 docurnent. Tru5tÈes meet at least once per year to agree broad 5tratÈgy, review finances 3nd reservÈs policies, and decide on any gr3nts to be made but kept informed throueh email correspondence throughout the year. All trustees give their time voluntarily 3nd receive no remuneration or other benefits. Trustees are appointed for a five year term of office by rÈsolution of the existing trustee5. New trustee5 are 50urtÈd through the personal netWOfk5 of the trusrees and patron,. they then rneet one of the existing tru5tee5 to assess suitability and appropriate checks arÈ carried our, after which thev atrend a board meeting at which they are appointed, if all trustees and the candidates agree this is appropriate. Actlvltles and Objectives: Our key objectives are.. To advancÈ the Christian religion in the Anglican Episcopal Area of the Horn of Africa Ithe-Area"I, by providing 5UPPOrt to the Anglican Church in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, In partnership with the Anglican Church in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa to relieve poverty, 5ufferin8 and financial hardship, distress and ill health amongst people INin8 in the Area, including refugee5 and displaced people. A number of activities are condurted to achieve these objectives.. FrIers0f the AD811 Church in Ethiopp3 Pa8elof6 Trus*esAnnual Report
Grant applications are asse55ed in context with the above objectives and approved when it is considered that a significant proportion of the request is in line with onÈ or more of the objectives. Regular communication is made in order to understand 51tuations, need5 and processes with reviews, as required, of factors that influence grant requests. Appropriate assessment 15 fflade of financial factors, such as exchange rate5 and potential partnerships with other similar charities that support 8crivities in the region. Achievements and Performance- Grant Support.. The new Diocese A fflajor change took place in 2023 to the structure of the Anglican Church in the Horn of Africa with the formation of two new Dioce5e5- the Diocese of Gafflbella and the Diocese ol the Horn of Africa. The Trustees were delighted to Congratulate Arihdeacon Jeremiah Maet and Reverend Canon Martin Reek5-Williams on their appointment as Diocesan Bishops to the Diocese of Gambella and the Diocese of the Horn of Africa respÈctively along with Bishop Anthony 8all a5 Diocesan Bishop of North Africa. The General Synod, held in DeterrFber, w?s an important milestone in the development of the new Dioceses and the FACE Trustees approved grants of E6,000 to each Diocese to enable church Clergy representatives to attend the Synod. The Synod covered o wide rt7nge of topics incltsding the Church Handbook, Governonce, sufeguarding ond Anglican identity along with mode15 of ministry. Reports were received on.. St Frumentlus & BUILD, the Boys 8rigode & Youth Ministry. Mothers, Union projects, the EDEN & Water project ond Reconciliotion work. St. Matthew's Addis Ababa At various times throughout 2023, grant requests were received from St. Matthe5 church in Addis Ababa a5 follow5.' Grants totalling £12,227 to St. Matthe$ have been used for the general running of the church, £200 to support the Breakfast Club and £572 for the Community Library. As in previous years, this support ha5 been important as Ethiopia recovers Irorn the civil unrest and manages the effects of high inf13tion rates. At the year-end St Matthew's reported the following.. St. Matthew 5 Anolicon ChLirch hqcl on excellent year in 2023, tsrtder the leuder5hip of Rev. CGnon (subsequently 8i5hop) Martin Reokes-WilliLms os our rector. It WG5 the Iirst full yeor ol his Rector- ship, o yeor of drttmutic improvement in the situotion of the church. 2023 sow return olotrendonce at the church to pre-COVID levels. Jrjd continued regulGr ministry of word, stscroment deecl in the congregutionul context. Our childreN>'s ministry 15 thriving, with mony youngfomilies ortending. We continue to ctsrry out ministrie5 to the surrounding Community. Including afeeding progromlor poor children I"The Sr. Mtstthew'5 8reakfost Club'l ond opertsting o comrnunity librory ut which over one Pa8e2016 Tru5tEe5 Annual RepDrt
hundred school children from the cornmurtity study for their exoms. With the lifting of COVID restrictions. normul operations in oll our ministrie5 have resumed. The end of 2023 olso 5(FW restororion of giving to sullicient levels to cover church oper17tion5. Ut leostfor now. includino these mercyminisrries. We ore extremely groteful to FACEfor providing gront5 to St. Motthew 5 to cover the oop in churih operotions expenses during the 2020-2023 COVID-19 pondemic/pundemi¢ response, Ethiopion Civil Wur. fjrtd Interregnum period which enobled the church to bt restored to a flourishing level os it is todoy. We hope tofoctss on deferred m¢Tintenurt¢e issues now. The Mother5 Union The Mothers Union IMUI work with the Literacy and Eagle projects in the Garnbella region continued during 2023. Although no further grant5 were required, the MU continued to provide progress reports on the projects and it was encouraging and challenging to read the following.. In Itong. the literocy circle continues ro be the centre of MU lift with members now celebrating they cort reod ond write in their mother tongue of Nuer. They ore enjoying singing 50ng5from o song book rather then, jiJ5t U51ng their memory ond being encouruged to leod provers in church ond reading from the bible. Some learners hclve now become loy reoder5 ond hove been 05ked to preuch In church. Somethino they never ever imogined and ha5 qiwen them o huge sense olpride. The MU ond church 15 therefore reullyflourishing in thÈporish. In Mokot the MU are doing their best to work together on theirlurm but with the cost of living ond rhe errotic wÈother, they hove found that hunger has 0150 been a distraction with rnJny fftefflber5 having to focus 011 5eurchingfor Something to help them oetfoodjor theirfomilies. They hove olso found thot their lock of hoving rj priest in the community hos been challenging ond mony of the member5 huve decided to meet with Itungforfellowship (Jndhoving u sert5e of tr church ¢ommuN>ity. Before they hod been very reliont onfoodlrom UJVHCR which hos now beeN> reduced. Thi5 letj to more MLI mernber5 ond their fumilie5 having to Search for food. The Ggriculture they hove started hos been o huge encourogement bLlt they hove olso been plugijed by thieve5 who huve stolen 50rne of thelood they were growing due to the reduction offood old. Some communify members hove tr150 moved to Gombello in seurch for work 50 they cun feed their children. The Eagle Iprojectj is on encourugement but they ore finding their doily lives o chollenge so ore groteful lor the fellowship thot MU ond their Eogle work provide. Other octivities during the yeJrin¢luded thefollowing.. As in 2022, the trustees continued to work hard as a tearn to maintain the activities of ihe charity. The Board of Trustees met on l occasion and is in regular email contact. Good contact was maintained with St. Matthew's Vicar and Parochial Church Council. The support and encouragement of our parron, Bishop Andrew Proud during the year h35 been much appreciated. We have a150 maintained our communication with the Friends of the Anglican Province of Alexandria IFAPAI and the Jerusalem and Middle East Church Association IJMECAI. Friend5 ofihe An8licanChurch In Ethp1a Page3of6 Trustees Annual Report
An essential eleFnent of the artivities of the Friends of the Anglican Church in Éthiopia is prayer support for the church in the country and this has been enhanced by periodic report5 Irorn St Matthew's in Addis Ababa and the church in Gambella and specific prayer requests. Information received is shared with our donors both on the web site and through newsletters. Flnanclal Revlew.. At 31" December 2023 we held cash at the bank of £47,086143.055 in 20221. Within this figure is an amount of £13,748 which is separately restricted to 5UPPOrt the work of St Matthew's Church in Addis Ababa. The trustees have adopted a policy ro retain all funds for this purpose in reserves unle55 grant reque5t5, Wlthin the charitable objectives of FACE, are made by St Matthew'5 which the trustees consider it appropriate to fund. Apart frorn the above, our policy on reserves is to hold at least £10,000 of unrestricted fund5 3t any time to enable the Charity to respond to efflergency requests for grants to the Anglican Church in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, eg.. food emÈrgencies. In normal time5, an upper limit on unrestricted reserves has been set at E20,0(K) at the end of any finantial year. Apart from funds held for St Matthew's Church, we h3ve not deemed it prudent to make grants until we can be certain that they are applied a5 required by our Statement on public benefit, at the end of 2023, we retained £25.077 [£23,425 in 20221 in unrestricted funds. WÈ are ready therefore to continue to apply fund5 in exce55 of our reserve5 a5 and when the needs of the people In the area are truly identified. Our rrain sources of income are both restricted and unrestricted donations frorn individuals, churches and other charitable trusts including in response to specific appe31s. We have to date received no funds from central or Ioc31 government in the UK or any other country. Expenditure in furtherance of our objective5 ha5 been in the form of grants made to the Anglican Church in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa or specific Anslican churches within that area. e.g. St Matthew's Church in Addis Ababa. A5 a very small charity we do not have many written policies, but financial matters are re¥eWed and m8nagement accounts produced at every trustees meeting. A Statement of Financial Affair5 ISOFAI report is produced rnonthly. We 8nnually review our financial controls against the checklist provided by the Charity Commission. We have also adopted an ethical fundraisin8 policy to guide our Custodian Trustee Funds: Not applicable. Declaraon. The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charl5 trustees: FriÈnd5 0fiheAnglican Church in Ethiopia Pa8e4¢f6 TrusteesAnnual Report
SIKnaturelsl: Full namelsl.. Reverend Christopher John Haywood Posltion leg Secreiary, Chalr. etcl.. Ch?Ir Date of Approval: 26-09-2024 Financial 5tatements'. CHAFITY COMMISSI¢JN FwQ5 DItPEAry14¢¥ chrt In Elhiwa Hyn afAhca L4nd merttsJ¢coun 151 2033 Tg I1396Y CC18a For1 ¢0 Jl¥l 2023 JCCtionA P(WPls p8yrnF$ A1 Uiiru$lltéll R5ITrCt rQS nds 13840 VolurrtaTr Recei05 Interost Incorne 26253 576 3331 Sub IDLII IGfOSS IrKwèfoi ARI F99D IWO 2S8JO J347Z A2 A•tn& inv•itm•nl 14lp? Svbtot•i 18840 33472 11790 15460 212S0 36521 Costs 346 835 Sub toLIl llllQ 373S5 i¢hawsi#• t4bl• Sub Tvtsl paym•nts 15toÈ 37356 Npi ol AS Tr•n*rS b•tw••h tvnd• A8 C4¥h fundll4lt ye•1 •rtd Cath lund¥thi? yp4rpn 4320 303 23428 IS630 43055 19105 22663 4>X5 Pa8e'Sol 6 Trvs¢ees Annual Rtp¢rt
Bl Cih Fund• 22.663 Tothl ¢ath iynd 19106 Lhtesincl8d furfs Rastrtcl nds B2 otr moneiary 3 Invem•nt riwl$ nd ts¥t a¥wl¥J• 55 84 Al* ieialned f¢r ¢harlll•sown u Cosl Iv4W ass Ann1th signed by onè tsrtwo trustea8 on beham of all thetrustees Signature Prfnt n8m8 W Poole (Trustee andTreasurerl Dah otapproval 20K1912024 Frlends ol theAn81ic3n Churth in Ethiopia Pa8e6of6 Trustees Annual Rewjrt
Trustees Annual Report 2023 Charity Dame.. Friends of the Anglican Church in Ethiopia and the Norn of Afric3 Registered charlty number: 1139834 Address.. 82, Lindon Dri¥È, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 OLN Trustees.. Trustee name Office lif any) Chair Dates acted If not for whole year Christopherjohn Haywood Darrell Dale Hannah Christina ()oroihy Foyle Bailey William Poole Treasurer Sally Mar88ret Lynch Minute5 Structure and rn3naBement: The charity 15 tonstituted as a trust with a trust deed of 15 December 2010 as the governin8 docurnent. Tru5tÈes meet at least once per year to agree broad 5tratÈgy, review finances 3nd reservÈs policies, and decide on any gr3nts to be made but kept informed throueh email correspondence throughout the year. All trustees give their time voluntarily 3nd receive no remuneration or other benefits. Trustees are appointed for a five year term of office by rÈsolution of the existing trustee5. New trustee5 are 50urtÈd through the personal netWOfk5 of the trusrees and patron,. they then rneet one of the existing tru5tee5 to assess suitability and appropriate checks arÈ carried our, after which thev atrend a board meeting at which they are appointed, if all trustees and the candidates agree this is appropriate. Actlvltles and Objectives: Our key objectives are.. To advancÈ the Christian religion in the Anglican Episcopal Area of the Horn of Africa Ithe-Area"I, by providing 5UPPOrt to the Anglican Church in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, In partnership with the Anglican Church in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa to relieve poverty, 5ufferin8 and financial hardship, distress and ill health amongst people INin8 in the Area, including refugee5 and displaced people. A number of activities are condurted to achieve these objectives.. FrIers0f the AD811 Church in Ethiopp3 Pa8elof6 Trus*esAnnual Report
Grant applications are asse55ed in context with the above objectives and approved when it is considered that a significant proportion of the request is in line with onÈ or more of the objectives. Regular communication is made in order to understand 51tuations, need5 and processes with reviews, as required, of factors that influence grant requests. Appropriate assessment 15 fflade of financial factors, such as exchange rate5 and potential partnerships with other similar charities that support 8crivities in the region. Achievements and Performance- Grant Support.. The new Diocese A fflajor change took place in 2023 to the structure of the Anglican Church in the Horn of Africa with the formation of two new Dioce5e5- the Diocese of Gafflbella and the Diocese ol the Horn of Africa. The Trustees were delighted to Congratulate Arihdeacon Jeremiah Maet and Reverend Canon Martin Reek5-Williams on their appointment as Diocesan Bishops to the Diocese of Gambella and the Diocese of the Horn of Africa respÈctively along with Bishop Anthony 8all a5 Diocesan Bishop of North Africa. The General Synod, held in DeterrFber, w?s an important milestone in the development of the new Dioceses and the FACE Trustees approved grants of E6,000 to each Diocese to enable church Clergy representatives to attend the Synod. The Synod covered o wide rt7nge of topics incltsding the Church Handbook, Governonce, sufeguarding ond Anglican identity along with mode15 of ministry. Reports were received on.. St Frumentlus & BUILD, the Boys 8rigode & Youth Ministry. Mothers, Union projects, the EDEN & Water project ond Reconciliotion work. St. Matthew's Addis Ababa At various times throughout 2023, grant requests were received from St. Matthe5 church in Addis Ababa a5 follow5.' Grants totalling £12,227 to St. Matthe$ have been used for the general running of the church, £200 to support the Breakfast Club and £572 for the Community Library. As in previous years, this support ha5 been important as Ethiopia recovers Irorn the civil unrest and manages the effects of high inf13tion rates. At the year-end St Matthew's reported the following.. St. Matthew 5 Anolicon ChLirch hqcl on excellent year in 2023, tsrtder the leuder5hip of Rev. CGnon (subsequently 8i5hop) Martin Reokes-WilliLms os our rector. It WG5 the Iirst full yeor ol his Rector- ship, o yeor of drttmutic improvement in the situotion of the church. 2023 sow return olotrendonce at the church to pre-COVID levels. Jrjd continued regulGr ministry of word, stscroment deecl in the congregutionul context. Our childreN>'s ministry 15 thriving, with mony youngfomilies ortending. We continue to ctsrry out ministrie5 to the surrounding Community. Including afeeding progromlor poor children I"The Sr. Mtstthew'5 8reakfost Club'l ond opertsting o comrnunity librory ut which over one Pa8e2016 Tru5tEe5 Annual RepDrt
hundred school children from the cornmurtity study for their exoms. With the lifting of COVID restrictions. normul operations in oll our ministrie5 have resumed. The end of 2023 olso 5(FW restororion of giving to sullicient levels to cover church oper17tion5. Ut leostfor now. includino these mercyminisrries. We ore extremely groteful to FACEfor providing gront5 to St. Motthew 5 to cover the oop in churih operotions expenses during the 2020-2023 COVID-19 pondemic/pundemi¢ response, Ethiopion Civil Wur. fjrtd Interregnum period which enobled the church to bt restored to a flourishing level os it is todoy. We hope tofoctss on deferred m¢Tintenurt¢e issues now. The Mother5 Union The Mothers Union IMUI work with the Literacy and Eagle projects in the Garnbella region continued during 2023. Although no further grant5 were required, the MU continued to provide progress reports on the projects and it was encouraging and challenging to read the following.. In Itong. the literocy circle continues ro be the centre of MU lift with members now celebrating they cort reod ond write in their mother tongue of Nuer. They ore enjoying singing 50ng5from o song book rather then, jiJ5t U51ng their memory ond being encouruged to leod provers in church ond reading from the bible. Some learners hclve now become loy reoder5 ond hove been 05ked to preuch In church. Somethino they never ever imogined and ha5 qiwen them o huge sense olpride. The MU ond church 15 therefore reullyflourishing in thÈporish. In Mokot the MU are doing their best to work together on theirlurm but with the cost of living ond rhe errotic wÈother, they hove found that hunger has 0150 been a distraction with rnJny fftefflber5 having to focus 011 5eurchingfor Something to help them oetfoodjor theirfomilies. They hove olso found thot their lock of hoving rj priest in the community hos been challenging ond mony of the member5 huve decided to meet with Itungforfellowship (Jndhoving u sert5e of tr church ¢ommuN>ity. Before they hod been very reliont onfoodlrom UJVHCR which hos now beeN> reduced. Thi5 letj to more MLI mernber5 ond their fumilie5 having to Search for food. The Ggriculture they hove started hos been o huge encourogement bLlt they hove olso been plugijed by thieve5 who huve stolen 50rne of thelood they were growing due to the reduction offood old. Some communify members hove tr150 moved to Gombello in seurch for work 50 they cun feed their children. The Eagle Iprojectj is on encourugement but they ore finding their doily lives o chollenge so ore groteful lor the fellowship thot MU ond their Eogle work provide. Other octivities during the yeJrin¢luded thefollowing.. As in 2022, the trustees continued to work hard as a tearn to maintain the activities of ihe charity. The Board of Trustees met on l occasion and is in regular email contact. Good contact was maintained with St. Matthew's Vicar and Parochial Church Council. The support and encouragement of our parron, Bishop Andrew Proud during the year h35 been much appreciated. We have a150 maintained our communication with the Friends of the Anglican Province of Alexandria IFAPAI and the Jerusalem and Middle East Church Association IJMECAI. Friend5 ofihe An8licanChurch In Ethp1a Page3of6 Trustees Annual Report
An essential eleFnent of the artivities of the Friends of the Anglican Church in Éthiopia is prayer support for the church in the country and this has been enhanced by periodic report5 Irorn St Matthew's in Addis Ababa and the church in Gambella and specific prayer requests. Information received is shared with our donors both on the web site and through newsletters. Flnanclal Revlew.. At 31" December 2023 we held cash at the bank of £47,086143.055 in 20221. Within this figure is an amount of £13,748 which is separately restricted to 5UPPOrt the work of St Matthew's Church in Addis Ababa. The trustees have adopted a policy ro retain all funds for this purpose in reserves unle55 grant reque5t5, Wlthin the charitable objectives of FACE, are made by St Matthew'5 which the trustees consider it appropriate to fund. Apart frorn the above, our policy on reserves is to hold at least £10,000 of unrestricted fund5 3t any time to enable the Charity to respond to efflergency requests for grants to the Anglican Church in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, eg.. food emÈrgencies. In normal time5, an upper limit on unrestricted reserves has been set at E20,0(K) at the end of any finantial year. Apart from funds held for St Matthew's Church, we h3ve not deemed it prudent to make grants until we can be certain that they are applied a5 required by our Statement on public benefit, at the end of 2023, we retained £25.077 [£23,425 in 20221 in unrestricted funds. WÈ are ready therefore to continue to apply fund5 in exce55 of our reserve5 a5 and when the needs of the people In the area are truly identified. Our rrain sources of income are both restricted and unrestricted donations frorn individuals, churches and other charitable trusts including in response to specific appe31s. We have to date received no funds from central or Ioc31 government in the UK or any other country. Expenditure in furtherance of our objective5 ha5 been in the form of grants made to the Anglican Church in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa or specific Anslican churches within that area. e.g. St Matthew's Church in Addis Ababa. A5 a very small charity we do not have many written policies, but financial matters are re¥eWed and m8nagement accounts produced at every trustees meeting. A Statement of Financial Affair5 ISOFAI report is produced rnonthly. We 8nnually review our financial controls against the checklist provided by the Charity Commission. We have also adopted an ethical fundraisin8 policy to guide our Custodian Trustee Funds: Not applicable. Declaraon. The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charl5 trustees: FriÈnd5 0fiheAnglican Church in Ethiopia Pa8e4¢f6 TrusteesAnnual Report
SIKnaturelsl: Full namelsl.. Reverend Christopher John Haywood Posltion leg Secreiary, Chalr. etcl.. Ch?Ir Date of Approval: 26-09-2024 Financial 5tatements'. CHAFITY COMMISSI¢JN FwQ5 DItPEAry14¢¥ chrt In Elhiwa Hyn afAhca L4nd merttsJ¢coun 151 2033 Tg I1396Y CC18a For1 ¢0 Jl¥l 2023 JCCtionA P(WPls p8yrnF$ A1 Uiiru$lltéll R5ITrCt rQS nds 13840 VolurrtaTr Recei05 Interost Incorne 26253 576 3331 Sub IDLII IGfOSS IrKwèfoi ARI F99D IWO 2S8JO J347Z A2 A•tn& inv•itm•nl 14lp? Svbtot•i 18840 33472 11790 15460 212S0 36521 Costs 346 835 Sub toLIl llllQ 373S5 i¢hawsi#• t4bl• Sub Tvtsl paym•nts 15toÈ 37356 Npi ol AS Tr•n*rS b•tw••h tvnd• A8 C4¥h fundll4lt ye•1 •rtd Cath lund¥thi? yp4rpn 4320 303 23428 IS630 43055 19105 22663 4>X5 Pa8e'Sol 6 Trvs¢ees Annual Rtp¢rt
Bl Cih Fund• 22.663 Tothl ¢ath iynd 19106 Lhtesincl8d furfs Rastrtcl nds B2 otr moneiary 3 Invem•nt riwl$ nd ts¥t a¥wl¥J• 55 84 Al* ieialned f¢r ¢harlll•sown u Cosl Iv4W ass Ann1th signed by onè tsrtwo trustea8 on beham of all thetrustees Signature Prfnt n8m8 W Poole (Trustee andTreasurerl Dah otapproval 20K1912024 Frlends ol theAn81ic3n Churth in Ethiopia Pa8e6of6 Trustees Annual Rewjrt